Little Miss-Speak #9 – She Speak What She Speak

#8

At Hong Kong park recently…

Me: Look, Miss! Look, it’s a turtle! Turtle! What do you see?

Miss: <points at turtle> That. 

Me: What is it?

Miss: That. See that.

Me: That is a turtle. Tur-tle. Can you say turtle?

Miss: <SILENCE>

Me: I thought you knew that one, turtle?

Miss: <SILENCE>

Me: That’s strange, I was quite sure you knew “Turtle.”

Miss: <Flat, end-of-discussion-tone> See that. 

Me: <mild exasperation> But what is that? What do you see?

Miss: <looks up abruptly and gasps> B-uhd! Looo-Look! B-uhd!

Me: Very good, there’s a bird flying overhead. And what’s that right in front of you?

Miss: <looks to the side><excitedly> Buh-tee-fly! Buh-tee-fly!

Butterfly flutters off unperturbedly…

Miss: Buh-tee-fly go! 

Me: <giving up> Ok let’s go too, next pond. Come darling, next pond. Bye-bye, we’re moving on.

Miss: Bye, Turtle. 

That.